Parts of a Golf Course Explained: A Beginner's Guide
The first time you step onto a golf course, it can be confusing. Why are there different coloured markers on the tee? What is the difference between the fairway and the rough? What do the red and…
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Golf rules
29 articles tagged “golf rules”.
Conforming Golf Equipment: What the Rules Allow
Most golfers never think about whether their equipment is legal, and in a casual round it rarely matters. But in competitions, and for handicap rounds, your clubs, ball and devices must conform to…
Which Tees Should I Play? Choosing the Right Tee Box
Stand on the first tee of most courses and you will see several sets of tee markers, often in different colours, set at different distances from the green. Which ones should you play from? Many…
Golf Trouble Shots: How to Escape Trees, Rough and Bad Lies
Every golfer ends up in trouble: behind a tree, buried in long grass, sitting in a divot or on bare, hard ground. What separates good scores from bad ones is not avoiding trouble altogether, but…
Match Play Golf: Rules, Handicaps and Strategy
Match play is golf's oldest form of competition and, for many golfers, its most enjoyable. Instead of adding up every shot over 18 holes, you play against an opponent hole by hole. Win a hole and you…